1928 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Glenna Collett-Vare wins at Virginia Hot Springs G. & T.C. (Cas cades Course)

Glenna Collett-Vare won the 1928 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Virginia Hot Springs G. & T.C. (Cas cades Course) in Hot Springs, Virginia, beating Virginia Van Wie 13 & 12 in the final.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Edition: 32nd
Dates: September 24, 1928 to September 29, 1928
Course: Virginia Hot Springs G. & T.C. (Cas cades Course), Hot Springs, Virginia
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Glenna Collett-Vare · age 25 · United States
Champion's title: 3rd U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Virginia Van Wie · age 19
Final: 13 & 12
Losing semifinalists: Dorothy Campbell Hurd and Helen Stetson
Stroke-play medalist: Maureen Orcutt (80)
Defending champion: Miriam Burns Horn · lost in the round of 32
Entries: 123

What happened at the 1928 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Former champion Edith Cummings lost to Mrs. Harley Higbie at the first extra hole on a rules disqualification.

Glenna Collett went out in 36 and came home in 40 for a record 76 and beat Virginia Van Wie 13 and 12 on the 24th hole, still the second-largest margin in a 36-hole final.

Final, Glenna Collett v. Virginia Van Wie. Glenna Collett went out in 36 and came home in 40 for a record 76 and beat Virginia Van Wie 13 and 12 on the 24th hole, still the second-largest margin in a 36-hole final.

Round of 32, Mrs. Harley Higbie v. Edith Cummings. Former champion Edith Cummings lost to Mrs. Harley Higbie at the first extra hole on a rules disqualification.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the final.

The final, 1928 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Glenna Collett-Vare	def.	Virginia Van Wie	13 & 12

Semifinals, 1928 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Virginia Van Wie	def.	Dorothy Campbell Hurd	unknown
Glenna Collett-Vare	def.	Helen Stetson	unknown

Quarterfinals, 1928 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Dorothy Campbell Hurd	def.	Maureen Orcutt	2 up
Glenna Collett-Vare	def.	Virginia Wilson	3 & 2
Helen Stetson	def.	Dora Virtue	won on 20th hole
Virginia Van Wie	def.	Marion Hollins	1 up

Round of 16, 1928 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Maureen Orcutt	def.	Mrs. Harley Higbie	unknown
Helen Stetson	def.	Helen Paget	unknown
Dorothy Campbell Hurd	def.	Mrs. Henry Pressler	unknown
Virginia Van Wie	def.	Edith Quier	unknown
Dora Virtue	def.	Helen Hicks	unknown

Round of 32, 1928 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Helen Paget	def.	Mrs. Miriam Burns Tyson	2 & 1
Mrs. Harley Higbie	def.	Edith Cummings	won on 19th hole
Maureen Orcutt	def.	Mrs. Austin Pardue	unknown

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Women’s Amateur data set (research collected through October 20, 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the USGA's own record is used.

Data: us-womens-amateur.json.